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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 22 Minutes |
Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 42 |
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if you like apricots you will like this cookie.. you can add nuts to them if you want maybe pecans.. it's important to use soft dried apricots.. this recipe is one of Mrs. Fields. Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups of flour |
1 teasp. baking powder |
3/4 cup white sugar |
1/4 cup dark brown sugar - packed |
1 cup butter, softened |
1 large egg |
1/4 cup apricot nectar |
1/2 cup apricot preserves, (the better the preserves the better the flavor of the cookie) |
3/4 cup soft dried apricots, chopped |
Directions:
1. in medium bowl: mix the flour and baking powder
2. in a large mixer bowl: blend sugars on medium speed.
3. add butter. mix to form a grainy paste
4. add egg, apricot nectar, and the preserves.
5. mix on medium speed until smooth
6. add flour mixture and the dried apricots
7. mix on low speed just until blended. Don't over mix
8. drop by rounded Tablespoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet
9. 1 1/2 inches apart
10. bake at 300'F for 22 -24 mins. or until the cookies just start to brown on the bottom edges
11. let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5 mins.
12. then transfer them to a cool flat surface like a counter top.
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